So I've been meaning to talk logistics with Terrence who also signed up for IMLOO. Flying, driving, where to stay, etc. So we decided to take an easy ride from his place in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn to Pierrepont and back. This was my first ride since my ride during IMLP race last July. We left at 8:30am and picked up Nathan a few blocks away on our way. I was repeatedly dropped the whole way up. I think I rode with them for a total of 10 minutes all day. Round trip was 65 miles and it took almost 5 hours to do it which is 13.2 mph. I don't have a problem with how long it took, this is slow, easy base work. But the ride destroyed me. I didn't expect to be strong on the ride given the amount of time I've taken off but I was alarmed at how weak I was. It was a struggle to get it done. After the ride Terrence's fiance, Michelle, fired us all up a veggie dinner that was outa this world.
I am treating this as a 300db wake-up call. My first registered race is only 3 short months away with KK, a 3 day race that is promoted as being harder than an ironman (sprint tri Fri night, Oly race Sat morn, Oly race Sat night, 1/2 iron Sun morning - all on a super hilly course). It will spank me good if I don't prepare. So tomorrow I'm going to pick up a 2nd running kit, from sneakers to hat, that I can leave at my office for running in Central Park a couple nights a week after work. Rollers and bike are moving into my family room. I guess I need a training plan as well, I better put one of those together tomorrow. 11 week cram, the whole time doing a down-to-the-studs renovation of my kitchen and bathroom - I'm not scared! (actually, yes, I am very scared)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
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Be afraid, be very afraid...
if it's a consolation, I have a marathon in 8 weeks, and the longest run I've done was 12 miles (that was 6 weeks ago.) I've been dealing with pretty bad ITBS, but I'm sticking with the Danyliw method - "who needs all that training if you can finish w/o it?"
Joe, we've heard it before. Your blog is not actually about endurance sports training anymore. It's about racing without training. I miss the old days when you put up nice numbers and run/ride reports. Get to the damned training and once the weather breaks you can drop me like a bad habit over and over again.
I wish I lived closer and had the slightest mechanical ability to help out with all that great work you've planned for your home. It's gonna be a challenge juggling both "projects" but nothing you can't handle.
Rock it,
rooney
No, really, I am seriously done with not training. I need to lay down some smack out there this season. I want to drop everyone!
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